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I rarely shoot a full-length Christmas tree because a shot of a lone, tall Christmas tree is a snapshot (a photo a non-photographer takes). Most Christmas trees are alike as such, introducing another element in the frame will separate your photo from the rest. The wooden reindeer makes a perfect strong foreground because they’re the …

Definitely not another Christmas tree. The tree is sponsored by Anaheim Ducks that’s why I chose to shoot it from really close to show the Anaheim Ducks’ logos and text on the ornaments. For the same reason, I let the tree occupied two thirds of the frame–an application of rule-of-thirds composition pattern.

What’s the best way to show the height of a summit than the reading from a GPS device? A GPS device leaning on a hiking backpack place prominently on the foreground at one of the most important positions on the photo undoubtedly says we just hiked a really high summit. A group of hikers sitting …

A highly popular spot–you’d better get here early to claim a few limited spots. I went up to the last spot available and made do (and had to do some cropping to the original composition). The highlight of this frame is definitely the (glowing) arch, but I had to cut off the top of the …

I included the Bougainvillea flowers to add an accent to an otherwise (somewhat) monochromatic landscape. I placed the flowers on the bottom right intersection of “rule of thirds” guide lines. The whole shrubs in the foreground could be considered an application of photo composition technique strong foreground, but I got more in-your-face, stronger foreground applications …

This may look like a photo with a strong foreground composition, but this shot was taken from much closer distance–normally can only be done with a macro lens–it deserves its own composition pattern: close-up. Additionally, there’s nothing of worthy in the middle or background of this photo. This close-up shot was taken to highlight the …

I went to Tokyo and came back with no pictures. I knew that taking good pictures would take significant time and effort, taking them away from experiencing Japan. I brought my camera gear, but I decided to leave it in the hotel room and explore Tokyo without it. I went to the one of the …

It’s a carefully composed busy scene here. On the foreground I placed the log on the lower third of the frame, and, on the mid-ground, a mini waterfall on the upper third. I showed some branches with leaves on the top and the left edges to frame the scene and show more of the environment. …

I cropped a lot of objects in this scene, namely, the boat and the rows of trees on the bank of the lake. I want to highlight the lake–the (cut off) trees and boat are there to provide some context. Imagine how not including the boat and the trees would change the scene. I placed …

Graduated from college. Got a job. Got money. Spent it on toys–camera and lenses. Got no time to shoot. 🙁 Unless you’re a professional photographer and are dedicated to take pictures full-time, there is no way you explore every inch of the land to discover photogenic sites. You want to go home with the most …